Miniature rose plant named &#39;Poulpar102&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, pink blend flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpar102’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2011 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpar102’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. The male pollen parent plant has near white flowers, while the new variety has pink blend flowers. The female seed parent plant has apricot colored flowers, while the new variety has pink blend flowers.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant pink blend flowers;     -   2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded         rose and on its own roots;     -   3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpar102’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2011 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpar102’ was selected in the spring of 2012 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpar102’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2012. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpar 102’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpar102’.

Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 are open flowers viewed above and from the side, sepals detached showing the receptacle and reproductive flower parts, and flower petals detached.

FIG. 2 shows a cluster of unopened flower buds and bare stems.

FIG. 3 shows leaves and bare stems. Plants shown are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpar102’,as observed in its growth in a field nursery in Marion County, Oreg. Observed plants are 2 years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety Poultin’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,164 are compared to ‘Poulpar102’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpar102’ Poultin′ Petal Count 90 20 to 25 Flower Diameter 52 mm 44 to 50 mm Upper petal surface Red-Purple Group N57A Red-Purple Group 58B coloration

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 12 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 14 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Sepal inner surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 145B.             Surface: Lightly pubescent. Sepal outer surface: Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Texture: Smooth. Sepal Shape: Apex:             Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with receptacle. Sepal Margin:             Margins have moderate foliaceous appendages on three of the             five sepals. Sepal size: 20 mm long, 9 mm wide. Receptacle:             Texture: Smooth. Size: 5 mm in height, 7 mm wide. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of Greyed-Red Group             180A. Shape: Campanulate. Pedicel: Surface: Smooth. Length:             25 mm. Diameter: mm on average. Color: Yellow-Green Group             144A with intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 183C. Strength:             Strong. Peduncle: Length: 1 to 8 cm. Diameter: About mm.             Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of             Greyed-Purple Group 183C. Texture: Smooth.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in corymbs of             about 5 flower buds per stem.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: None. Duration: The blooms have a             duration on the plant of approximately 10 days. Petals fall             cleanly away from plant after flowers have fully matured.             Size: Flower diameter is 52 mm when open. Flower depth is             20 mm. Flower shape: Rosette Very double flower with many             slightly overlapping petals of different sizes.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have about 90             petals.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red-Purple             Group N57A.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer & inner petals: Upper             surface: Red-Purple Group N57B. Lower surface: Red-Purple             Group N57D. Basal petal spots, upon opening: Upper surface:             White Group 155A. Lower surface: White Group 155A. After             opening, inner & outer petals: Upper surface: Red-Purple             Group N57B. Lower surface: Red-Purple Group N57D. Basal             petal spots, after opening: Upper surface: White Group 155A.             Lower surface: White Group 155A.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Somewhat reflexed. Margin: Entire and             uniform. Moderate undulations. Shape: Generally rounded.             Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape: Acute. Size: About 25 mm             (l)×23 mm (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.         -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:             Size: 1 mm in length. Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 161D.             Quantity: 32 on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow-White             Group 158D. Length: 2 mm. Pistils: Length: 4 mm. Quantity:             20 on average. Stigmas: Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 160A.             Styles: Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 160A. Location of             stigmas: Superior in location relative to the length of the             filaments and the height of the anthers. Hips: None             Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 30 cm in height,             and 30 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144B.             Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Length: On average,             canes are 13 cm from the base of the plant to the flowering             portion. Diameter: 5 mm. Internodes: On mature canes about             20 mm between nodes. Surface Texture: Young wood: Smooth.             Older wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 6 prickles per 10 cm of stem.             Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 4 mm.             Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.             Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Red Group 181B. Mature             prickles: Greyed-Red Group 181B.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 90 mm (l)×70 (w). Quantity:             About 3 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf bearing             angle to the stem: 60 degrees. Color of juvenile foliage:             Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of             Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group             144A with intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Color of             mature foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 146A. Lower             side: Yellow-Green Group 146B.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 13 mm long, 3 mm             wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly             broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely             serrated. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Petiole: Length:             15 mm. Diameter: 2 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Rachis: Length: 25 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Leaflet: Quantity: Normally 5 leaflets. Margins: Serrated.             Size: On average terminal leaflets are 40 mm long, 25 mm             wide. Shape: Generally elliptical. Base: Rounded. Apex:             Acute. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement: Odd             pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Not glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery             mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora             sparsa, rust Phragmidium spp., black spot Diplocarpon rosae,             and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniature rose class named ‘Poulpar102’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant pink blend flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 